The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) has announced that Dr. Shai Barbut is the 2021 AMSA Distinguished Research Award recipient. The award was established in 1965 to recognize members with outstanding research contributions to the meat industry and is sponsored by Conagra Brands Inc. Dr. Barbut is being honored during the 74th AMSA Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC) awards presentation on August 17, 2021, in Reno, Nevada hosted by the University of Nevada – Reno.
Dr. Shai Barbut serves as a Professor in Food Science at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Barbut's research can be characterized as both innovative and novel, given his approach to blending practical meat science with muscle's basic chemical and physical properties. He is adept at interfacing basic and applied research to solve problems and create new solutions to some of the most fundamental questions associated with meat as a food.